Booterstown train station
DART · Baile an Bhóthair · Dublin
About Booterstown
Booterstown opened in January 1835 on the coast south of the city, and the setting is still what defines it: the station borders Booterstown marsh, a bird sanctuary, to the west and south-east, with the approach road from the Rock Road running between them and the car park alongside. The Irish name is Baile an Bhóthair.
It closed on 12 September 1960 and did not reopen until 7 March 1975, and it became part of the DART on the day that service began, 23 July 1984. One footnote has made it better known than its size would suggest: the footbridge at the southern end of the station was photographed in 1980 for the cover of U2’s single A Day Without Me. The station is fully wheelchair accessible and has a car park of 100 spaces, of which 6 are for disabled badge holders and 2 have electric charging, plus twelve bicycle lockers. The information office opens at various times on weekdays. Sydney Parade is the call towards the city and Blackrock the one further out.
First and last trains from Booterstown
Departures from this station in the NTA’s published timetable for a representative week. A day type with no departures is shown as no service rather than filled in from another day.
From Booterstown: DART towards Bray (Daly), about one train every 10 minutes at the busiest times (96 departures on a weekday) and DART towards Howth, about one train every 10 minutes at the busiest times (96 departures on a weekday).
Next stops from Booterstown
Running times to the adjoining stops, from the operators’ own timetables.
| Line | Next stop | Time |
|---|---|---|
| DART | Blackrock | 1.2 min |
| DART | Sydney Parade | 2 min |
Connections and interchange
- Iarnód Éireann timetables for the routes serving this station are published on its own station page.
Facilities
From Iarnód Éireann’s own station record. A facility that the operator does not list is left out rather than marked as absent.
Open for all services
Station Staffing Hours
Monday to Friday: 05:45 - 15:21
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
Station Booking Office
This station does not have a booking office. Tickets can be purchased from the ticket vending machine or a leap card can be used in applicable locations.
What is near Booterstown
Booterstown Marsh, about 190 m from the platforms, is the station’s real neighbour — a bird sanctuary on both the western and south-eastern sides, with the nature reserve running along either side of the approach road. There is nothing else named within walking distance, which is unusual for a station this close to the city and is the reason the place feels more like a stop on an estuary than a suburban one. The car park sits beside the approach road.
| Place | Straight-line distance from the station |
|---|---|
| Booterstown Marsh | 190 m |
Named places from OpenStreetMap within 400 m of the station. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route.
Frequently asked questions
The footbridge at the southern end of the station appears on the cover of A Day Without Me, a single released in 1980. The bridge is still there and still in use, which makes it one of the more accessible pieces of Dublin music history.
Booterstown Marsh is a bird sanctuary that borders the line to the west and south-east. The road linking the station to the Rock Road runs through it to the south-west, with the car park beside, so passengers walk past the reserve on their way in.